So many amazing, exciting things to enjoy in New York! But Broadway is an experience not to be missed!!! Hamilton was a game changer, the songs are still on a constant repeat loop in my mind! Here’s a favourite quote from one of them, because it reminds me of my daughter and her strength and determination...”I’m just like my country, I’m young scrappy and hungry, and I’m not throwing away my shot!” Lin Manuel Miranda is a genius!!! 🎶 ⭐️ 🎶

Further details of my #NYC adventuring to #FrauncesTavern this week. It was thrilling first seeing that distinct yellow #Dutch brick wall, then walking through those doors.
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I hadn't actually planned on it, but when asked if I would like to be seated I OF COURSE said yes, and got to just sit and take it all in. The nice #Irish waiter was very helpful with my #complicatedallergies , and oh boy howdy were the #bbqhoneychickenwings and #curry#frenchfries delicious. Some of it, um, didn't quite make it into the picture in time.
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This tavern was a major meeting and planning site for #GeorgeWashington and his earliest troops before the #RevolutionaryWar , and even had a #cannonball blast through the roof from a #British ship, in retaliation for #AlexanderHamilton & co stealing their canons.
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The only reason it did not continue to be a meeting place for ol' George and his buds is that after #TheBattleofBrooklyn , the British took #NewYorkCity and all rebels fled or got really quiet. .
Today the building is almost entirely a reconstruction, because only in the #20thcentury did people start really paying attention to actually conserving and restoring historical buildings. But even with that, it is a FAITHFUL reconstruction, and the thrill of being inside the building is still very much real.
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One particularly sad piece of the history of the tavern is much more recent. In 1975, a terrorist group detonated a bomb in the entryway (where the sign and pretty ceiling pictures were taken) killing four people and severely injuring over 40, both in the building and walking by. No one has been prosecuted, despite a specific terrorist group taking credit. There is, however, a plaque hanging in the main dining room (which was empty and roped off while I was there, so I did not get to see it) honoring the victims .
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Other, cheerier historical notes on the building: it was the secret meeting spot for the #SonsofLiberty , they of the #BostonTeaParty who had their own, smaller #NewYorkHarborTeaParty . It was also the location for the very first #NewYorkChamberofCommerce . .
(FYI: Dingle is a town in Ireland)

#Hamilton Bifold
$11 (shipping included)
One of my favorite musicals :^) I made another one just like this a few years back and used it as my personal wallet.
This wallet contains*:
• 1 Hand Cut Duct Tape Design
• 5 Card Pockets
• 1 Side ID
• 2 Hidden Pockets
• 1 Cash Pocket
* All designs will have clear tape put over them before being shipped out in order to protect the design in shipping and in every day use.
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